We had a great weekend at the Avalon Kennel Club shows on the May long weekend.

On Saturday, Cooper (MRBIS GCh Maribelle’s Get On Your Boots) took home a Group 1st and his third Reserve Best In Show, under Judge Ron Mahon. Not to be outdone by Dad, Cooper’s daughter Ariel (Maribelle’s Part of Your World) won Best Baby Puppy in Group both shows, and went onto Best Baby Puppy in Show! Cooper and Ariel were breeder/owner handled!

On Sunday we were fortunate to be able to present Darwin, Maribelle’s Worth Melting For, owned by Nikita Stapleton and Daniel Smith. This handsome little guy defeated his litter sister and went on to win both Best Baby Puppy in Group awards. Darwin was expertly piloted by our dear friend and favourite bully wrangler, Danielle Pike.

Verification

After an almost 6-month hiatus from the show-ring, Cooper and Kali showed Nov 19/20 at the Newfoundland All-Breed Kennel Club shows. This marked our first shows since moving back to Newfoundland, and our last for the year.

Cooper took Best of Breed all 4 shows, and also took home a Working Group 2nd, 3rd and 4th, Breeder-Owner Handled.

Thank you judges Margaret Jones, Letitia and Charles Bett!

Kali was thus Best of Opposite, and also took home a Best Puppy in Group under Mrs. Margaret Jones. Special thanks to Jacqueline Pike for her expert presentation of miss Kali, and to Karen Darby for the beautiful candid photos below.